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    The Possible Harms of Statins: What do Product Labels, Patient Package Inserts, and Pharmacy Leaflets Tell Us?

    Authors
    Peter Doshi
    Jan Sieluk
    Anna Hung
    Description

    This cross-sectional study evaluated three sources of written medical documents for consistency of language with regard to the adverse effects of 8 single-agent statins. Full prescribing information (PI’s, also called package inserts or drug labels), patient package inserts (PPIs), and pharmacy leaflets differ according to regulatory status, issuing body, and intended audience. The first two sources...

    Subject
    Consumer Health Information/standards
    Drug Labeling/standards
    Timeframe
    2015
    Access Rights
    Unrestricted access